Robert
Adam
A Scottish Visionary: The Life and Legacy of Robert Adam Born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, on July 3rd, 1728, Robert Adam emerged from a family already deeply entrenched in the world of architecture. His father, William Adam, was a prominent figure in shaping the Scottish landscape, …
A portrait built from Robert Adam's own colours
Every 20 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
